The Chosen Ones
2014 · 89 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 210 VOTES · DIR. Christoph Röhl
Overview
In the late 70s, young Petra Grust begins teaching at the progressive Odenwald School. She is flattered by the trust placed in her by its widely respected headmaster Simon Pistorius. But gradually certain incidents at the boarding school begin to unsettle her. Petra then realizes that Pistorius is abusing Frank, a 13-year-old. When Frank is told that he has to spend school holidays with Pistorius, he tries to commit suicide. Petra tells Frank's father (the chairman of the school's governing body) but he believes Pistorius instead of his own son. Petra fails to convince people of the man's true nature. 30 years later, Frank goes to Petra, who has long since left the school and has stopped teaching altogether. He has never been able to speak about what happened but now, after the suicide of another pupil, he is no longer willing to remain silent. He wants Petra to bear witness at the school's forthcoming anniversary celebrations.
Dialogue Timeline — 966 lines
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00:00:46 It's a great honour for me to accept this prize on behalf of our school.
00:03:12 You must tell them what you saw. - It was so long ago, l...
00:06:44 Does that mean I can start in the next school year?.
00:10:51 Sabine has a heavy cold. She's in bed. You want tea?. - Yes please.
00:13:43 Then just tell me what interests you about biology.
00:18:26 Let's discuss it.
00:21:46 it was my duty to mention it.
00:25:09 Although with me it's nicer.
00:28:10 I'll be back in a second.
00:33:35 Out in the real world you need to be good at something, Frank.
00:37:26 Here you won't be forced to do anything. Not in sport
00:40:59 If the pupil had a problem, he'd have said something, right?.
00:45:07 I've spoken to Manni.
00:49:10 "Discover thy true self." That is our motto.
00:52:03 A real man's holiday!
00:56:09 What's he doing to you?.
00:59:12 And now I'll tell you something else.
01:02:35 I look like an idiot! - Stop, otherwise I'll cut you.
01:06:37 Frank, if anything has happened, I want you to tell me now.
01:11:17 Yesterday Frank deliberately injured himself.
01:15:00 But how can that be?. - Be quiet! - I'm so angry I could scream.
01:18:29 Wouldn't l?.
01:21:47 If this is really true, why haven't you taken it to court?.
01:25:43 I became another person.